New research indicates there’s at least one strategy that works to curb an especially problematic and unnecessary form of ...

White-rot fungi have the ability to naturally break down plastic waste, providing a long-term remedy for one of the most ...

Maybe you have been annoyed by the extra charge to get a plastic shopping bag, but a new study shows the policies actually ...

Plastic bag bans and fees reduce shoreline litter, but research has found they aren't enough to solve global plastic ...

Plastic Free July is a global movement encouraging people to reduce single-use plastics. Around Lake Illawarra, it's more ...

Taken together, the findings mean that bag bans and fees aren’t a plastic panacea but do matter. “These plastic bag policies ...

In 2017, what was supposed to be a relaxing day by the sea, turned into an eye-opener for Lisbon and his family. Along with ...

Plastic pollution has emerged as one of the most severe environmental crises globally, with single-use plastic bags ...

No country receives more discarded plastic from wealthy countries, but shipments from the United States are no longer welcome ...

International Plastic Bag Free Day is observed every year on July 3 to raise awareness about the harmful effects of single-use plastic bags on the environment. The day aims to encourage people ...

HIS obsession with photography was so consuming that it drove a young Leo Hendrik Baekeland beyond the darkroom and into the ...

A sweeping ban on smoking in outdoor public spaces is expected to help stub out the scourge of cigarette butts – France’s ...